| 释义 |
chev·ron
I. \ˈshevrən\ noun
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Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin caprion-, caprio, from Latin capra
1. or chev·er·on \-v(ə)rən\ heraldry : a charge consisting of two diagonal stripes meeting at an angle, the point up unless a different position is specified
2. : a chevron-shaped figure, pattern, or object; especially : an ornamental unit of this shape often used (as in a chevron molding) as one of a number of attached identical units forming a continuous zigzag
3. : a sleeve badge awarded or worn usually as an indication of rank or of a completed term of service or used especially formerly in the armed services as an indication that one has been wounded, usually consisting of one or more V-shaped stripes sometimes with arcs, bars, and other devices, and distinctive in detail in the various organizations that employ them — compare bar I 4d
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- in chevron
 [chevrons 3: 1 marine staff sergeant, 2 air force staff sergeant, 3 army staff sergeant]
II. noun
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Etymology: perhaps from Middle French, kid, diminutive of chèvre goat; from their being originally made of kidskin — more at cheverel
archaic : glove |